The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has announced the election of H Jeffrey Leonard, President, CEO and Founding Partner of the Global Environment Fund (GEF), as the next Chairman of the association. Leonard was unanimously elected by the EMPEA Board to a two-year term commencing in May 2011.  

Hamilton Lane, an independent financial institution that provides discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services to sophisticated investors, is expanding its offering in the real estate sector, with the addition of Jerome W. Gates as Managing Director to lead the product area. Gates joins the firm with over 20

Ipes Luxembourg has appointed Christophe Ponticello as Client Director and Head of Accounting. Ponticello, whose appointment is in response to exceptionally high demand for the firm’s service offering in Luxembourg, will play a key role in managing client relationships. He will also work closely with Simon Henin, MD for Ipes Luxembourg,

Silicon Valley Bank, a financial partner to venture capital, technology and life science companies of all sizes worldwide, has hired former venture capitalist and entrepreneur John Hoesley to run its Venture Capital and Private Equity Services Group in the Midwest.   Based in Silicon Valley Bank’s Chicago office, Hoesley will

Monroe Capital LLC, a private investment firm focused on investments in middle-market and lower middle-market companies, has appointed Warren Woo as a Partner and Managing Director of its recently closed GBP250 million investment fund, Monroe Capital Partners Fund LP. Woo will lead the Los Angeles office for Monroe Capital and

Burrill & Company has appointed Dr Dirk Lammerts as Managing Director, Digital Health. Lammerts has more than 20 years of professional experience in the healthcare, life sciences, and high-tech industries.   Prior to joining Burrill & Company he worked as Vice President Marketing and Corporate Development at XDx, an innovative

Glocap Search has named Sachi Gahan as head of the firm’s newly combined Venture Capital and Private Equity practices. Gahan, who was also promoted to Glocap’s five member management committee, is a managing director based in Glocap’s San Francisco office.   Prior to joining Glocap Gahan was a principal at venture

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc (NASDAQ:HTGC), has appointed Glen Howard, Andy Laszlo, Jim Higgins, and Patrick White as managing directors to its Early Stage and Lower Middle Market groups in Palo Alto, CA. “As part of our planned growth strategy to accelerate new originations, we are pleased to add to